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ST. LOUIS -- Coach Ken Hitchcock and the St. Louis Blues are happy to be back home after a tough road trip.The Blues saw their four-game trip end with a thud on Tuesday night as they gave up four goals in the third period, part of a string of six unanswered goals, in a 6-3 loss at Nashville in a game they once led 3-0.The loss capped a 1/3 trip for the Blues which dropped their road record this season to 4-9-1. Only three teams in the NHL have fewer wins away from home.Hitchcock was upset not only about the latest loss but about defeats earlier in the trip against the Islanders and Wild. The Blues were tied 2-2 after the second period against the Islanders before losing 3-2; they trailed the Wild by a goal, 2-1, going to the third period but lost 3-1.We had a 3-2 lead going to the third period, and we had the game taken from us, Hitchcock said following Tuesday nights loss. Thats three games where the games been taken from us in the third period. Same thing in New York, same thing in Minnesota.Said defenseman Alex Pietrangelo, Its always tough being at the end of a road trip. But we cant use that as an excuse. Its a night where we needed everyone to chip in. We cant use that as an excuse.The Blues only win on the trip was a 3-1 victory at New Jersey, their opponent on Thursday night when they play the first of three consecutive games at home, where they are 12-1-3 so far this season.The Devils have lost their last three games by a combined score of 14-3 against the Canadiens, Blues and Rangers. They have not played since they were shut out 5-0 by the Rangers on Sunday.Center Travis Zajac told the Newark Star-Ledger that the biggest reason for the teams recent struggles is easy to identify.Its not a talent thing or anything like that. Its work ethic, Zajac told the newspaper. We can bring that consistently through the lineup, four lines and six (defenseman). When you dont have it, were pretty easy to play against.Its still going to be on the leaders. We have to do a better job of pushing everyone in the same direction and showing up and giving our best game. Its about consistency, and the good teams that have it are winning games.Zajac hopes to see that in the game against the Blues, knowing the team needs to find some way to turn around a stretch which has seen them win only two of their last nine games. They have won only once in regulation since Nov. 12.Theres no easy way to win games, he said. Theres no magic formula or structure or anything like that. It always comes down to compete and work ethic. If you dont have that, you dont give yourself a chance.Swell Travel Mug Uk . The Croatian served 21 aces and hit 42 winners against Sijsling, who double-faulted to give Cilic a 4-3 lead in the deciding set. "All the players, they know me and they were really happy to see me and they were really happy that this is over for me," Cilic said. Swell Water Bottle Flowers . Tuesdays surgery at Atlantas Piedmont Hospital was performed by Dr. Xavier Duralde and Hawks team physician Dr. Michael Bernot. http://www.ukswellbottle.com/swell-bottle-uk-liberty.html . The return match will take place next Wednesday. Udinese leads Fiorentina 2-1 in the other semifinal. Napoli staged a second-half comeback from two goals down after Gervinhos opener and a stunning strike from Kevin Strootman. Swell Bottle Uk . 10 VCU 85-67 on Thursday night at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. The Seminoles (4-0) have scored at least 80 points in each of their games. Black Swell Bottle . -- Nathan Pancel scored twice as the Sudbury Wolves defeated the North Bay Battalion 4-2 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action.SAN DIEGO -- Commissioner Rob Manfred thinks the Baltimore Orioles eventually will be forced to take their television dispute with the Washington Nationals back to a committee of baseball executives.New York Supreme Court Justice Lawrence K. Marks in November threw out an arbitration decision that said the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, which is controlled by the Orioles, owes the Nationals about $298 million for the teams 2012-16 television rights.MASN was established in March 2005 after the Montreal Expos relocated to Washington and became the Nationals, moving into what had been Baltimores exclusive broadcast territory since 1972. The Orioles were given a supermajority partnership interest in MASN, and when the parties could not agree on a rights fee for 2012-16, they appeared in April 2012 before basebballs three-man Revenue Sharing Definitions Committee, as required in the MASN agreement.ddddddddddddarks tossed aside the RSCDs decision, but didnt tell the sides what to do next. On Monday he issued a stay preventing the RSDC from holding a rehearing, pending determinations of appeals in New York courts.The Baltimore club agreed that if they couldnt negotiate a rights fee with the Washington club, it was going to be decided by the RSDC, Manfred said Tuesday. Thats what the contract says. Im a big believer in contracts, and I am a big believer that whatever flotsam and jetsam goes on in the meantime, that contract is ultimately going to be enforced. Thats what they agreed to. ' ' '